The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-01-28
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


eEEATE-Bflls were introduced on the Goth:
Providing for director of the Washburn OBJ
serVatory at salary of 5000 per year; pro-
hibiting the leasing of convict labor; to so
amend the laws that servants may seize the
property Of employer for wages; Also to
amend the laws so that the Town Board
may" instead of ''shall,'' grant liquor
licenses to pharmacists.
ASSEMBLY-Bills were introduced Providing
lor new judicial circuit, to be known as the
rIieeentn; making it an offense punishable by
Imprisonment of thirty days or a fine of SIS for
any one TO manufacture and sell imitation hnttar
WITHOUT nrst informing the purchaser of the
character OF the article by staining il. for the
repeal Of the law of 1885 prohibitiro the mann.
facture and sale of spurious butter. nro-
vides that all plans for county poor-honses
lalls and insane asylums be submitted to the
State Board of Charities and Reforms for an.
proval. a memorial asking Congress to reneal
the law imposing an internal revenue tax on
oleomargarine was introduced. as was one by
the Knights of Labor of Eau Claire asking Con-
gress to reserve all public, agricultural and
grazing land in future for actual settlers, and
that no land be sold to foreigners.
The Republicans met in joint caucus in the
evening and renominated Philetus Sawyer for
United States Senator by reclamation The
Democratic caucus nominated Assemblyman
John Winans, of Rock County-Postmaster
General Villas receiving one vote. The eleetion
occurs on the 26th.
SENATE-On the 21st bills were introduced to
purchase $500 copies, at s1.25 per copy, of M.
NJ Strong's Territorial History of Wisconsin,
ana TO amend the laws so as to enable person
10 deduct from the assessed valuation of his
property his total Indebtedness Various ap-
pontments made by the Governor in the past
TWO years were confirmed. Adjourned to the 9th
AsSEMBLY-Bils were introduced: To pro-
hlplG electors IN cities and villages which have
thelr own surveyor from voting for the office of
county surveyor; to restore the old law giving
municipalities the right to regulate auctions and
auctioneers therein; providing that one-6ftb the
apportionment of the public school fund to-
gether with one-ffth the town and COUNT tax
raised tor school purposes shall be devoted to
the purchase of school libraries providing that q
man who has formed an opinion in regard to a
case shall not be disqualified from serving as
juror in that case, if he will swear he believes
himself to be able to render an impartial YER
dict on evidence; providing that summons may
De served not only upon the general officers of
railway corporations, but upon the station or
ticket agents as well; appropriating $500
Tor the purchase of stationery for the use
OF the State officers and departments
for the years 1SS7-SS, and for the legis.
lative session of 1899; enabling school
districts to refund school indebtedness A mes.
Sage was recelFeu from the secretary or State,
showing that the constitutional amendment
granting woman suffrage in school matters had
been adopted by a majority of 4,5S3 New
standing committees were appointed as fol-
lows: Lumber and Mining-A. S. Mcdonald,
S. E. Beimi, William Miller, ]. Kenealy. R.
Dewhurst. Labor and Marufacturing-Frank
Avery, j. G. Zimmerman, r. d. Frost, j. J,
Hadheld, George H. Chase, B. c. Garside, E. A.
Egery. Adjourned to the oath.
Both houses adopted resolution for the ap-
pointment of a joint committee of six Senators
and twelve Assemblymen on the reapportion.
ment of the State into Senate and Assembly
districts
SENATE-Bills were introduced on the 24th:
By Mr.. Kidd, requiring that all legal notices
by publication, be printed only in papers
printed wholly in the English language; by
Mr.. Pond, to appropriate $500 to- he Gettys.
burg Battlefield Memorial Association to pur.
chase ground on which the Wisconsin troops
fought, and to appropriate sc, 500 for memo.
rial and tablets for the Wisconsin troops buried
there.
ASSEMBLY-Bills were introduced: BY Mr.
Miller, amending the law governing the drawing
of luries; abolishing the State Board of Immi.
grafton making the vote of nine jurors the
verdict of jury: by Mr.. Hammel. making the
theft of pet animals larceny; by Mr.. Bartholf
providing that when person has written fol
and secured q teachers certificate in one coun.
ty on the removal of such person to an
other the papers written at the examina,
ton may be transferred to the superintendent
OF the second county, and if satisfactory he
shall honor the certificate already obtained.